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The awards recognize National Guard and reserve units, one from each of the seven reserve components, with the best programs to support their families. Representatives from each of the units selected will be on hand to receive a commemorative plaque from Hall. Each unit will also receive a cash award from the Military Officers Association of America. The cash award is to be put towards the further enhancement of family support programs.

The DoD Reserve Family Readiness Awards Program was established in 2000. Family readiness programs are particularly important as we rely on significant numbers of reservists to serve in the Global War on Terror. Family readiness has proven to be a key component of mission readiness. Not only have robust family readiness programs enhanced the deployability of Guard and reserve units, but they also represent one of the vital links in the support networks for reserve families.